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  • The Hunger Games Tops Box Office Again

    The Hunger Games tops the box office again.

    The book adaptation starring Jennifer Lawrence as protagonist Katniss Everdeen, had a huge opening weekend raking in over $150 million. The total was the third highest opening ever and the highest non-summer opening ever.

    The movie made $61.1 million in it’s second week of release in taking the top spot. Coming in at second place is the newly released Wrath of the Titans which made $34.2 million. Coming in at #3 is Julia Roberts Snow White story “Mirror Mirror” which made $19 million. At #4 is comedy 21 Jump Street which made $15 million. Rounding out the top 5 is environmental message movie “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” which brought in $8 million.

    The Hunger games continues the trend this week of critics and fans alike enjoying a film. on Rotten Tomatoes the film is scoring an 85% from critics and an 88% from fans.

    Next week, the new American Pie comes out so it will be interesting to see if the Hunger Games can hold onto it’s top spot!

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    Alison Desmedt    Whenever I have to do something I don’t want to do, I just think “If Katniss could volunteer for The Hunger Games, I can do this”.(image) 39 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Natasha Zelenka A.    omg, everything on my dash is about the hunger games.(image) 1 minute ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Irene    FINALLY saw the hunger games! SO GOOD(image) 52 seconds ago via Twitter for BlackBerry

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  • “The Hunger Games” Has Devoured The Box Office!

    The young teen book “The Hunger Games” has proven to be a box office stud, opening with the 3rd highest opening of all time and the highest non summer release of all time.

    The Hunger Games has devoured the box office

    beating out other top movies such as Spider-Man 3 ($151.1 million in 2007), The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($142.8 million in 2009) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 ($138.1 million last year). It came just short of the top 2 which were The Dark Knight $158.4 millionin its July 2008 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 with $169.2 million in summer 2011.

    “It was the perfect storm. Having the first film in a franchise to be so gigantic is amazing. We had a great book and a great director in Gary Ross,” said Lionsgate president of marketing Tim Palen.

    Rounding out the weekends top 5 was 80’s remake 21 Jump Street at #2 with $21.3 million. Environmental message movie “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” at #3 with $13.1 million, at #4 is Disney’s massive flop “John Carter” with $5 million, and rounding out the top 5 is the incredible action flick “Act of Valor” with $2.1 million.

    The Hunger games continues the trend this week of critics and fans alike enjoying a film. on Rotten Tomatoes the film is scoring an 85% from critics and an 88% from fans.

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    Mrs. Odair     Don’t be surprised when The Hunger Games wins everything at the movie awards.(image) 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Ben Savage    Just saw “Hunger Games” and really enjoyed it. I can see why everyone is so excited about this movie. The acting & cinematography are great.(image) 5 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    David Spade    In the hunger games,i like that in the city where the tributes take a train to , everyone looks like @katyperry. #andsomegagas(image) 10 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Tops Weekend Box Office

    The new CGI film Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax dethrone’s last weekends winner “Act of Valor.” “The Lorax” pulled in $70.7 million easily beating the second place film “Project X” which pulled in $20.75 million. Rounding out the top 5 is “Act of Valor” at #3 with $13.7 million, “Safe House” at #4 with $7.2 million, and “Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds” at #5 which made $7 million.

    “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” is about a a kid that grows up in a utopian society that has no living plants. He then, for love, goes on a quest to find a tree. While out, he meets the mythical Lorax, who leads him on an adventure. The CGI film was made by Universal Studios and Illumination Entertainment at an estimated cost of $70 million.

    “The Lorax” which was panned by some reviewers as a “corporate greed message movie”, got a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 57% and an audience score of 73%.

    With Disney’s new movie “John Carter” opening next weekend, it will be interesting to see if “The Lorax” will hang onto the top spot.

    Check out some Twitter reactions to the movie and the trailer is featured below that!

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    RainnWilson    RT @paulscheer Just saw the LORAX. One complaint, not enough active duty NAVY SEALS 12 hours ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Milt Shook    RWers constantly complain about The Lorax, because of its “pro-left” environmental msg. Why is making sure we conserve the earth “pro-left”? 26 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • New Universal Logo Premieres With ‘The Lorax’ This Weekend

    Any movie-goers planning to take in the premiere of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax this weekend will also get to see the big-screen debut of Universal Picture’s new logo. The redesign of the animated logo comes in honor of the film studio’s 100th anniversary.

    “Our Centennial year is the perfect opportunity to create a new logo that reflects our future while honoring our past,” said Ron Meyer, Universal Studios President and COO. “Universal’s new logo celebrates the studio’s extraordinary legacy in creating lasting movie memories and connecting viewers across the globe.”

    This is the seventh incarnation of the studio’s animated logo. The original logo, which depicted a Saturn-like planet with the studio’s name imprinted on the enveloping ring, lasted over fifty years before it underwent a redesign in 1963. Since then, the logo has seen several variations.

    Below is a video that recounts the evolution of Universal’s logo design, all the way back from the live-action model that flew a dangling airplane in front of a spinning globe to the ISS-style point-of-view sequence more familiar to today’s audiences.

    One you didn’t see in the above video, though, was the variant that was designed to fit with the 8-bit theme of Scott Pilgrim VS. The World:

    Home theater nerds might recognize this one, which was used in Blu-ray releases of Universal’s movies.

    And here, finally, is the latest incarnation of the logo that audiences will see ahead of The Lorax:

    Along with the new logo sequence, audiences with a trained ear might notice that the score is different. That’s because the logo comes with a new arrangement of Jerry Goldsmith’s classic score, which has been the musical accompaniment to the logo since 1997. The new re-recorded composition now includes a choir, new string parts, and a drum cadence utilizing world percussion instruments.

    As excited as everyone will assuredly be over the impressive new logo, don’t forget to stick around for the actual movie after the logo sequence concludes.